Department: Communications

Location: Miami

Description
We govern the beautiful game and ensure it's run with transparency and integrity.Join our team in Miami and support us on our mission.
THE POSITION
These are your key tasks:

• The management and maintenance of a global digital newsroom across three geographical zones, able to operate and function 24/7.
• Distribution of social, multimedia and editorial assets across owned, earned and shared channels, utilising Communications platforms and services.
• Leading a “multimedia first” approach of content curation, ensuring economies of scale through strong content briefs and multi-platform publication planning.
• Supporting senior management messaging, content curation, speeches and presentations.
• Working with Corporate Communications, and other members of the Communications division, on strategies for content gathering, aligning with the Head of Content Production on budgetary matters and business priorities.
• Strategic support of Campaigns content delivery.
• Organisation and proactive management of the Inside FIFA areas of FIFA.com, using economies of scale in the relevant languages.
• Supporting both the Director of Communications and Head of Content Production in the timely delivery of video assets for FIFA institutional events, such as meetings of the FIFA Council, FIFA Congress, The BEST FIFA Football Awards etc.
  

YOUR PROFILE
We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.
And we respect our values. Always.
For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.
The specific competencies we require for this position are:

• Proven experience (5+ years) working in an international sports and/or media organisation – with a specific background in football and/or journalism,
• Media communications or public relations expertise and the ability to build and maintain an audience and maintain interest over time,
• Excellent English skills, including writing, communication, and presentation,
• An outstanding team spirit with an entrepreneurial mindset that thrives when being challenged,
• Ability to foster long-term relationships with key professionals,
• Solid experience coordinating successful communications campaigns  Understand and be conscious of the political and commercial nature of a global governing body’s activities in addition to organising tournaments and events
• Bachelor's in languages/communications/journalism,
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills and management of messaging and media – as well as working under tight deadlines,
• Perfect understanding of global football activities,
• Excellent command of communications platforms and media relations,
• Expertise in video production and social media as well as standard messaging and content creation,
• SAP knowledge would be an asset (Finance/Budgeting, Procurement, Governance and RFP process management),
• MS Office / Advanced
• Ability to think for the division and organisation, beyond the Content Production team,
• Ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders,
• Ability to handle conflictual situations,
• Representing Communications / Content Production with the President and Secretary General,
• Excellent communicator and listener,
• Willing to learn new skills and take on challenges,
• Excellent understanding and identification with footbal
  

PERKS & BENEFITS
The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.
Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:
Health insurance: We offer generous medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
Retirement: We offer generous 401(k) employer contributions.
Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.